Support and lock device for curtain poles



. 1.564.747 E. J. BARRETT SUPPORT AND'LOCK DEVICE FOR CURTAIN POLES Dec. 8,1925- Filed April 30, 1923 anvmtoz M561 cm a 17 3 Mg Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

EDWARDJ. BARRETT, OF'NEW YORK, N. 'Y.

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:Applicationfiled April 30,

To all whom "it may concern:

.Be it knownthatl, EDWARD J. BARRETT, acitizen of thei United. States and residing at New Yorln inthe county of New York and. State. of'New York, have invented certain new .an'dwusef'ul'. Improvements in Sup- .portand. Lock Devices for .Curtain.- Poles of which the following: isma specification, such .:as willenablethose skilledin the artto l0 -Which.it. appertains to makeand use the same.

This-invention [relates to curtain poles, "rods andthe. like .and particularly to :means for supporting. the end portionsof suclrpoles or rods. in connectionwith suitable Supports :and for :locking the end portions .of said rods. against accidental displacement from the supports, ':.and--yet ,permitting of .the quick tattachmentaand :jdetachmentv of the rods .or poles wat:wil1 ;.;and. the object of the invention is. toprovide. .a support and lock device of. thefclass.specified,-.which. is simple in .construction,. fficient inuseand which is constructed as I hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention'is lfully disclosed .in the following; specification, of which the .accom- ;panying.'clrawing forms, a part, inwhich the separate parts ofmyzimprovementuare .des-

' .ignated by suitable referencecharacters in each of the views,- and in which Fig. 1' is an inside view of the-top portion of a windowfframe showingacurtain rod, and my improved means for supportingthe same.

Fig. '2 is a transverse sectional view through one of the supporting devices shown in Fig; Land showing one end, portion of the curtain pole mounted therein, and onan 40 enlarged scale.

Fig.3 is a face view of the construction shown in Fig. 2fwi' thpart of the construction broken away.

"Fig.4 is a .detail viewrof a telescoping curtain rod made according to my'invention.

Fig. is a perspective view of one end portion of a curtain rod showing a modified 'form of construction. I r k Fig. 6..is a" transverse sectional .view

I through awindow frame showing a modi- "fied form of construction; arid,

"FigfTis a partial section on the line 77 of'Fi L6. v p 7 'In" 'i s. 1 to 3 inclusive, I have shown one form 6 construction "for carrying my in- 11923. Serial-No. 635,442.

.vention into efte chand in Fig. 1,.-I have invdicatedrat .10 the top-portion :of a window frame, 22113.11 a. curtain. poleand. at 12, two

of-:Iny improved supporting and retaining- 1;

,portionsthereofare provided with caps 13 having radially extending arms 14, ,ofl'set ..at their, ends as shownat 15. The supporting and, retaining members .12 ,arecompos'ed of two parts,' namely a casing 16and a spring ,17. The a casing 16 is preferably formed from sheet, metal and comprises a front wall. 18, side .walls 19 having laterally directed flanges 20.at the top portionthereof, and the front wall'l8 is provided atthe top thereof with aniarc-shape or semi-circular-recess 21 to receive and support the curtain pole- .or rod 11.

fromthe] bottom of the casing 16 to form a fingerp-iece 24, and the shank 23 is provided with an aperture 25 in connection with-which the pro]ectio-n or. offset portion 15 on ,the rim 14 isadapted to operate- It Will be understood that both of the S111)- ports and retaining devices 12 ,areof the sameconstruction and the screws or other attaching devices 26 which are passed through theflanges of the casing 16 also pass through the enlarged head portion 22011 the:

spring 17.

In the use-of theidevice and-after the separate members 12 have been secured in pos tionas shown 1n Flg. 1,, the rod or pole 111 may be supported and. locked in position by passing the arms 14 downwardly into the separate casings 16, in which operation the,

Thespring 17 is: provlded with an enlarged head 22 to correprojections15 pass over the spring 17 or the shanks 23 thereof and are automatically locked in ,position by the passage of the mem ber's'15- into the apertures '25. In removing .the pole or rod 11', th e projecting end portions or finger portions24 of the springs are pressed inwardly. to disengage flthei springs from the' members 15, andin this wayaecura tain pole. orrod; may be quickly and easily attached and detached at will, and when attached, the pole or rod .is locked against accidental displacement, In Fig-Acct the drawing, I have "shown'a slight modification in which the pole or rod 11 is composed of telescoping parts 11 and 11*, whereby the pole or rod may be adapted to windows, doors or other supports of different sizes within predetermined limits.

In Figs. 1 to 4: inclusive, I have shown the arms 14- as mounted on the rod 7 by caps attached to said curtain pole or rod, and in Fig. 5 of the drawing, I have shown one end portion of a curtain pole or rod provided with an integral arm 14* fashioned from the material of the rod or pole, and the end portion of the arm being provided with an offset or'flanged portion 15*, and it will be understood that the arm 14 may be formed integral with a slide or tubular metal rod or pole.

In Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawing, I have shown another modification, in which the supporting and retaining devices 12 are mounted inconnection with or secured to the face of a window frame instead of as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, and inthis construction the pole or rod 11 will be pro vided with substantiallv L-shaped brackets 27 at the end portions thereof, and the locks or parts 28 of said brackets are provided at their free ends with projections 29 similar to the projections 15 and 15 and which are adapted to cooperate with'the spring 17 to lock and retain the brackets 27 in the members 12. and the reason for the angular or L-shaped structure of the brackets is tooffset the pole 11 from the face of the window frame or other support, and this offset may be of any degree to suit the desired conditions. and it will also be apparent that the brackets 27 may, if desired, be made integral with the rod or pole 11 or may be detachably mounted or secured thereto.

The distinctive and novel feature of applicants invention consists in the provision of a support and retaining device for ourtain poles of various kinds and classes in cluding drapery poles and the like, and the provision of means mounted in or formed integral with the pole or rod for cooperation with the support and retaining device or' devices for supporting and locking a pole or rod in connection therewith to prevent the accidental displacement of such pole or rod, and to avoid the objections to similar poles or rods now in use, and while I have shown certain details, of construction for carrying my invention into effect, it will be apparent that I am not necessarily limited to these "details and various changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from'the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

passed into said casing and to engage said spring. and retained against accidental displacement from said casing by said spring, said part being provided with an offset portion, and said springwith an aperture into which the offset portion is adapted to pass, and said spring projecting through said casing to permit of the disengagement of said spring from said part.

3. A device of the class described comprising a casing, a spring mounted in said casing, and a part on a rod adapted to be passed into said casing and to engage said spring, and retained against accidental displacement from said casing by said spring, said part being provided with an offset portion and said spring with an aperture into which the offset portion is adapted to pass, said spring projecting through said casing to permit of the disengagement of said spring from said part, and said casing being recessed to support said rod.

4. A device of the class described comprising a casing, a spring mounted in said casing, and a part on a rod adapted to be passed into said casing and to engage said spring, and retained against accidental displacement from said casing by said spring, said part being provided with an offset portion, and said spring with an aperture into which the offset portion is adapted to pass, said spring projecting through said casing to permit of the disengagement of said spring from said part, and said casing being recessed to support said rod, andmeans passed through said casing and spring for securing the same to a suitable support.

5. A device ofthe class described comprising a casing, a springmounted in said casing, a curtain pole having a part adapted to be inserted into said casing and to cooperate with said spring for locking said rod against displacement from said casing, and said spring projecting through the easing to permit the movement thereof into position to release said rod. 7

6. A device of the class described comprising a casing, a spring in said casing, said casing being apertured to receive a projecting arm on the end portion of a curtain rod, and means on said arm and the spring in said casing for locking the curtain rod againstdisplacement from said casing.

7. A device of the class described comprising a easing, a spring'in said casing, said casing being apertured to receive a projeeting arm on the end portion of a curtain r0d, means on said arm and the spring in said casing for locking the curtain 'rod against displacement from said casing, and

means whereby said spring may be moved into position to disengage the curtain-rod- 2Tth day of April, 192

EDWA

RD J. BARRETT, 

